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Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:37 pm

how do you know how hi you can adjust the front end up on a ball joint front end with adjusters.
thanks

Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:53 pm

Depend on if you have "raised" or "lowered" adjusters/beams......

IF you are installing them your self, you can set them anywhere you want......

Dale

Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:53 pm

i have raised ones i just dont know far i can go up is there a limmit on the ball joint

Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:58 pm

there is a limit on the ball joint, which is why link pin front ends can be modified for more travel.

when the ball joint stops swiveling, any further motion is going to pull it apart, or out.

Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:12 pm

so do i jack it up or adj on the ground to adj them

Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:30 pm

To get full down travel, you are going to have to jack it up to get full droop...

Dale

Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:35 am

how do you know what full droop is i will be i will be lowering the arms to make the car go up?

Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:55 pm

full droop is:

1) arms touching each other ( not good )
2) arms bottoming on the bump stop ( which can be fine tuned with a BFH )
3) ball joints reaching the end of their travel

when there is no weight on the front end. jacked up or airborne.

ideally, 2) and 3) happen at the same time

full travel is:

1a) arms touching each other ( not good )
2a) arms topping out on the bump stop ( which can be fine tuned with a BFH )
3a) ball joints reaching the end of their travel

at the same time when the tire hits something tall and stationary, and you have full droop set right.

if 2) and 3) happen while the car has weight on wheels and is stationary, you are cool if you hit a rock and not cool if you hit a pothole.

2a) and 3a) happen when you whackarock

what you are trying to figure out is how to set it in between to get the best of both. which depends on your car, your weight and the terrain you drive in.